Data Engineering Engineer 3 #1062388

FastTek Global; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental

Vision

PTO Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

FastTek Global is seeking an experienced Data Engineering Engineer 3 in Dearborn, MI. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining data solutions, data infrastructure, and pipelines to handle large data volumes efficiently.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to define data requirements, develop scalable data platforms, and implement governance and cost optimization. Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to understand current and future data requirements
• Design, build and maintain reliable, efficient and scalable data infrastructure for data collection, storage, transformation, and analysis
• Plan, design, build and maintain scalable data solutions including data pipelines, data models, and applications for efficient and reliable data workflow
• Design, implement and maintain existing and future data platforms like data warehouses, data lakes, data lakehouse etc. for structured and unstructured data
• Design and develop analytical tools, algorithms, and programs to support data engineering activities like writing scripts and automating tasks
• Ensure optimum performance and identify improvement opportunities
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable data ingestion and curation pipelines from diverse sources

Skills

GCP Cloud Run

KAFKA

Cloud Architecture

Software Development

SQL

Cloud Computing

Big Data

BigQuery

Python

Java

API

Google Cloud Platform

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Dearborn, Michigan Data Engineering Engineer 3 #1062388

Position Description

Employees in this job function are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining data solutions including data infrastructure, pipelines, etc. for collecting, storing, processing and analyzing large volumes of data efficiently and accurately.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to understand current and future data requirements
• Design, build and maintain reliable, efficient and scalable data infrastructure for data collection, storage, transformation, and analysis
• Plan, design, build and maintain scalable data solutions including data pipelines, data models, and applications for efficient and reliable data workflow
• Design, implement and maintain existing and future data platforms like data warehouses, data lakes, data lakehouse etc. for structured and unstructured data
• Design and develop analytical tools, algorithms, and programs to support data engineering activities like writing scripts and automating tasks
• Ensure optimum performance and identify improvement opportunities

Skills Required

• GCP Cloud Run, KAFKA, Cloud Architecture, Software Development, SQL, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Big Query, Application Development, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Application Testing, Agile Software Development, Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems, Python, API

Experience Required

• Engineer 3 Exp: 7+ years Data Engineering work experience

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information

• Spearhead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable data ingestion and curation pipelines from diverse sources.
• Ensure data is standardized, high-quality, and optimized for analytical use.
• Leverage tools and technologies, including Python, SQL, and DBT/Dataform, to build robust and efficient data pipelines.
• Utilize your full-stack skills to contribute to seamless end-to-end development, ensuring smooth and reliable data flow from source to insight.
• Leverage your deep expertise in GCP services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, etc.) to build and manage data platforms that not only meet but exceed business needs and expectations.
• Implement and manage robust data governance policies, access controls, and security best practices to protect sensitive data.
• Employ efficient data workflow management and cloud infrastructure provisioning, championing best practices in Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Continuously monitor and improve the performance, scalability, and efficiency of data pipelines and storage solutions, ensuring optimal resource utilization and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate effectively with data architects, application architects, and cross-functional teams to define and promote best practices, design patterns, and frameworks for cloud data engineering.
• Proactively automate data platform processes to enhance reliability, improve data quality, minimize manual intervention, and drive operational efficiency.
• Clearly and transparently communicate complex technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering understanding and alignment.
• Stay ahead of the curve by continuously learning about industry trends and emerging technologies, proactively identifying opportunities to improve our data platform and enhance our capabilities.
• Develop comprehensive documentation for data engineering processes, promoting knowledge sharing, facilitating collaboration, and ensuring long-term system maintainability.

Company Culture and Benefits

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We’ve differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you’ve heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

AI & Hiring Disclosure

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